broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
Location: Drives: E39
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Originally posted by Poot
Oh forgot to mention too, send mother dearest to my local vauxhall dealer today, the robbing coonts want £23.68 PER inlet valve (yes thats 1), and an exhaust valve is 5 quid more
So when I see this on ebay, I wonder would these be the exact same items?
shit thats alot of money! can get stainless one piece valves for less
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Poot
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Registered: 30th Jan 05
Location: Wales/midlands drives: 1.6 16v
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Took the head to a local engine place, charged me 90quid for a skim and 10 valve guides, cant complain at that 
Spent a whole day rebuilding the engine, made sure everything was right, tensions, new valve stem seals ect....
and it ran spot on  pulls like a train in every gear 
My piston rings were fairly worn before, and now I think due to the increased compression (They skimmed a shed load off the head  ) Its sucking fcuk loads of oil past the pistons, I've never seen an engine smoke so badly as mine at the moment
Soo I think once my insurance runs out on the 1.6 next month, its coming off the road for a few months 
1.2 power to thrash about in again 
[Edited on 28-06-2007 by Poot]
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